The Internet, is completely separate from real life Options

[Comptine]

You know how when cB sees drama, a lot of people like to butt in and say how pathetic it is that people get so worked up over the internet? Like, the eDrama/eAnger/eWhatever is stupid and people shouldn't be concerned about it cause it's online and not real life?

But, I always thought that didn't make sense because whether or not it's offline/online, people are still interacting with one another, talking about stuff, exchanging opinions/ideas. Also, some of the stuff can easily escalate (verbally) worse than IRL because people think the computer screen can protect them if they something truly nasty. And an insult/racist comment/jab is still an insult/racist comment/jab online as it's in real life.

I mean, if a random person you don't know walks up to you and insults you and then runs away before you can do anything about it, people can't just tell you to forget because you don't know the person, etc. Just like how you can't really do anything about online drama but it still affects you.

I'm bored, cB is kinda slow today.

[xKatt]

eDrama is funny.

Especially when people I know in real life type up a super long bitch-out message on MySpace and send it to me like lololol i showed her!! And instead of typing up a message in return, I come to school and punch them in the face.

I have never hated someone through a computer screen, nor have I truly loved anyone through a computer screen, nor have I been hurt by someone through a computer screen. Because 1) I don't know them 2) they don't know me.

Now if someone who has been my friend and earned my respect tells me the same thing a shapeless form on my computer screen tells me, I will take it to heart. Otherwise, no. ASCII will not make me weep which is why I think people who let it need to get a life.